Combined collar and necktie holder



W. Pol-GAR COMBINED COLLAR AND NECKTIE HOLDER Filad Dec. 31, 1926 I54 /9 10 1 mm" I "I D" A I b 'I b v avwemcoz W/umm fol an Patented Get. 9, 1928 UNITED STATES,

. WILLIAM POIIJGAR, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED COLLAR AND'NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed December 31, 1926. Serial No. 158,177. p

' This invention relates to wearing apparel, and has particular reference to collars worn with shirts and the like.

Among the objects of this invention is to provide a collar having an integral-part disposed'in concealed position and adapted to retain a tie uniformly in place in'said collar, and afford such support to the tie as will greatly improve the appearance of the wearer, and eliminate the annoyance usually caused by the tie sagging or otherwise moving from its proper and desired position.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which;

Fig. l is a view of a collar opened up and in fiat position.

Fig. 2 illustrates the collar disposed to supporta tie.

Fig. 3 shows the inven intended use.

Fig. 1 is a view of a modification.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, I show a tie 10, or the like, cooperating with my novel collar 11 to be properly supported or maintained in predetermined or desired position. Generally, the collar has supporting means which are effective at the back portion of the collar, and at the side thereof, and concealed within the collar so as to permit the collar to re tain its usual conventional appearance. The supporting means provided by my invention act particularly to support the tie at the front of the collar, and to prevent the tie from sagging or moving laterally out of position.

tion in its practical The collar is provided with the usual fold line, 12 forming inner and outer portions, 13 and 14, between which the tie 10 is generally received. The inner portion of the collar has button holes 15 whereby the collar is attached to the shirt, or other article of apparel.

. Formed as a unitary construction withthe collar are one or more supporting tongues 16, which are arranged atthe base of the collar, and folded upward about a fold line 17, or the like. .Prefera'bly, said tongues are, made on' the. inner portion 13 of the collar, and are folded outward as :well as upward, so that they lie betweenthe portions13 and 14 of thecollanf The tongues may be of any desired construction within the scope of this invention. They may extend lengthwise of the collar to any desired extent, the forward ends 18 of the tongues being however, spaced from the ends of the collar so as to be concealed therein. The edges 19 of the tongues are, in the normal position of the collar, spaced from fold line 12, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to permit the "collar to fold evenly and without wrinkling,

while at the same time effectively receiving and supporting the tie so that the same lies directly between the tongues and the inner portion 13 of the collar. The fold line 17 of the tonguesmay be at, or adjacent, to' the lower edge 20, of the member 13, or spaced therefrom so that said fold line is above said edge to more effectively support the tie and in its usual position. The rear ends-21 of the tongues are spaced from each other to permit the use of a collar button in a convenient manner, as through the buttonhole 15*. The tongues 19 are thus seen to extend along the collar at the sides and front portions thereof, the ends 18 being undercuti at 22 to insure of a maximum smoothness of the front of the collar. The tongues 19 may be viewed as being formed-in the body of the collar, as by suitable slits 23 or the like, originating at the edge 20, or otherwise arranged therein. The tongues 19, being of relatively limited extent, will permit the collar to be easily and conveniently manip ulated, and worn. The tie need merely be passed over said tongues, as shown in Fig. 2, and then the outer member or wing 14, is brought down into normal position.

1 Fig. 14 illustrates a modified tongue construction, the portions 19 thereof being con nected as bya unitary or integral member 24;, thus in effect constituting the tongue structure as one continuous device having an opening 25, or the like,'through which the back collar button can be inserted conveniently. The tongue portions 19 are thus mutually strengthened.

As has been mentioned hereinbefore,

'changes may be made, and variations re-- sorted to in the details of construction of my invention, in the spirit thereof, and within the scope of the appended claim.

It will also be obvious that my invention affords many practical advantages when employed in connection with the usual folding or double collars, though it may be applied-to any kind of collars, not only making-the handling of the tie easier, insuring its smooth appearance, keeping it in place while the collar is worn andretaining it in the collar when it is desired to temporarily remove the collar from the shirt worn and to afterwards replace it, but it also is greatly beneficial to the collar itself, which can be handledeasier, with more care and with less danger of being crushed, broken, soiled, etc, while the tie is arranged and knotted therearound. 7

\Vhat I claim as new is A fold collar of the character set forth, comprising a neckband and an outer memher over the neckband,said neckband having a pair of integral folded tongues formed by cutting through the lower edge of the neckband, the lower edge of the neckband at the front ends of'the collar being below the fold line of said tongues, each of said tongues extending at one of its side portions in proximity to a front end of the collar, and at the other side portion in proximity to the rear center part of the neckband. V r v Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New Y0rk,,this 27th day of December, A. D. 1926.

WILLIAM POLGAR. 

